housepride

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noun

pride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud

Scrabble 16

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nounhousepride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud

    In the West Riding also the woman's real domain was still the home, and her daily experience one of housepride and fatigue.

    1982, Patrick Joyce, Work, society and politics: the culture of the factory in later Victorian England, page 114

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